Where can I go with an Irish visa but without a Schengen visa?

5/17/2012 7:25:57 AM

Please note that words used have sensitive political meanings.

‘Ireland’ can (in different contexts and with differing background and intent of the person using it mean either

  • an Island
  • the Republic which covers part of said Island.

For many people, what you said does not make sense. Ireland has no borders with anything else — it is surrounded by sea. Personally I cannot think of any Irish or British person (whether Nationalist. Unionist or Indifferent) background that would ever write something that implied Ireland stops at the border with the Province.

I know what you MEANT, of course. I would have written

‘There are no immigration controls between the Republic and the United Kingdom.’ which is neutral, uncontroversial and objective.

(There used to be pretty often security controls all over the border area on the N. Irish side, with an army person carrying a machine gun but they, thankfully, have almost disappeared).

Actually there are regular controls, but in one place only. The Gardai have checks on persons for ALL arriving flights into Dublin — but if you are British or Irish, and you are travelling from the UK, under the Common Travel Area agreement you don’t need a passport to go through.

(These days the Gard on duty will ask for a form of ID like a driving licence, which he or she know you must have to check in with the airline at your departure airport)

11/7/2011 5:10:22 PM

As @bobbalicious already indicated, it really depends on your nationality (See this link here showing the number of countries a person with a given nationality can travel). This IATA has a nice site where you can get information based on your info.

1/25/2013 7:12:15 PM

Travelling outside of Ireland into Europe also depends on the passport you hold, but since you had to obtain a visa for Ireland, I would assume you need a visa for the UK and other European countries and since it’s a single-entry visa I wouldn’t risk leaving the Republic. From personal experience I wouldn’t be so confident about going over the border into N. Ireland without travel documents. I tried it in 2004, when there were “no border controls” and as we got to the border 2 immigration officials boarded the bus and I had no documents on me, thankfully I was able to sweet talk my way out of it and not get deported.

Stay in Ireland and explore the beautiful country!

10/10/2016 7:43:39 PM

Ireland is part of Common Travel Area that consists of the islands of Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, but according to Wikipedia:

Unlike the Schengen Agreement, the Common Travel Area provides no
mechanism for the mutual recognition of leave to enter and remain, and
the United Kingdom and Ireland operate entirely separate visa systems
with distinct entry requirements. In general, a United Kingdom visa
will not allow a traveller entry to Ireland, nor vice-versa.

Since your visa is single entry I would recommend you to stay in Ireland if you cannot obtain multiple entry visa.

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